§190D-35 Civil liability. Any person who wilfully or recklessly damages, disturbs, or interferes with any mariculture or OTEC activity which has been approved by the board, or who wilfully or recklessly damages, disturbs, interferes with, takes, or possesses any improvements, assets, marine plants or animals, or equipment in an area leased to a person, without the permission of that person, shall be subject to civil proceedings initiated by any person damaged thereby, notwithstanding the result in any criminal proceedings commenced under section 190D-36. [L 1986, c 91, pt of §1]